SANFORD v. FILLENWARTH

No. 14-0411.

863 N.W.2d 286 (2015)

Joseph H. SANFORD and Suzanna L. Sanford, Appellants, v. Lynn FILLENWARTH and Julie Fillenwarth, as Executors of the Estate of Kenneth Fillenwarth, and James Lawler, Appellees. Kenneth Fillenwarth d/b/a Fillenwarth Beach and Kenneth Fillenwarth, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Cari Lawler, John Lawler, Matt Lawler, Michael Lawler, and Terry Lawler, Third-Party Defendants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 8, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erik A. Luthens of Luthens Law Offices, P.C., West Des Moines, for appellants.

Christopher L. Bruns (until withdrawal), Keith J. Larson , and Nicholas J. Kilburg of Elderkin & Pirnie, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, and Michael J. Chozen of Chozen & Saunders, Spirit Lake, for appellees.


In this interlocutory appeal involving dramshop liability of a liquor license holder, we must primarily determine the meaning of the word "sold" within the Iowa Dramshop Law, Iowa Code section 123.92 (2011). The district court held that a beach resort that served alcoholic beverages without separate charge to resort guests during...

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